Accessories & Equipment

A learning centrehas won a regional learndirect Achievement Award for its work withemployees at Brightlingsea Harbour.

The Norwegian Society for Sea Rescue (NSSR) has signed a contract with Kongsberg Maritime for the delivery of a high speed vessel simulator, to be installed at its new sea rescue school…

The Marine College at South Tyneside College in the UK has won an ongoing contract to train Moroccan pilots to navigate the new Tangier Med Port.

A new lifejacket has been launched by International SafetyProducts Ltd (ISP) of Merseyside UK to meet the needs of the Spanish fishingindustry. Developed in conjunction with Aeromarine, the distributor of ISPproducts in…

Norwegian marine equipment manufacturer Noreq AS has built and delivered 19 lifeboats to Heerema Marine Contractors (HMC) for use on their semi-submersible crane vessels Thialf and Hermod.

Transas won the Training Category Award at a ceremony whichwas part of the revived Safety at Sea and Marine Equipment exhibition (SASMEX)in Brighton UK. The SAMEX Award was presented for the first…

Ocean Safety won the Safety & Sea Survival category in the Spirit of Innovation Awards at Seawork 2008 with an ingenious waistcoat style lifejacket.

A 17 year old from Sea Cadetand pupil at Nonsuch High School for Girls in Sutton UK was presented with twoBTEC First Diplomas by local Member of Parliament, Siobhain McDonagh.

' Mobile workshops can be almost used on a plug and play basis on workboat decks said Simon Coote, general manager of Seawork exhibitor Richards Drydock & Engineering Ltd, which was showing…

NavComms distributor Icom (UK) Ltd has added a new VHF/DSC marine transceiver  to its commercial line up. The unit is so new that only its first consignment has been sold. 

The EC funded Maritime Navigation Information Services (MarNIS) project is getting ready to demonstrate its visionary concept in Genoa from 23 to 25 September and Lisbon on 15 and 16 October in…

The Port Marine Safety Code and other legislation makes it increasingly important that even the smallest ports and harbours monitor and control their waters effectively. AIS, a solution favoured by many ports,…

The Royal Institute of Navigation has launched a bimonthly podcast to broaden public interest in navigation issues. It’ s called the NavCast, and it’ s on an MP3 player near you.

Geonav Marine Systems is to use the RCM3600 RabbitCore and PowerCore 3800 in their I-Compass solution for marine navigation.The company specialises in the development of marine electronics and offshore positioning systems. 

A cadet at the Britannia Royal Naval College (BRNC) has become the first international winner of a prestigious navigation award from the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO).

Kalmar Industries has introduced of the world’ s first straddle carrier equipped with a hybrid drive system.